BSBA in Business Administration with Emphasis in International Business - Management
Degree Program Description
International Business is a joint degree program offered by the College of Arts and Science and the Trulaske College of Business. The program incorporates foreign language, geographic region and cultural environment courses with core and international business courses. Completion of this degree program requires 139-147 credits depending on emphasis.
Major Program Requirements
To complete this course of study, students must be accepted in both the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies program in the College of Arts and Science and the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program in the Trulaske College of Business. Students must also complete all university requirements, including general education, and the degree requirements below.
| Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Regions and Nations of the World I | ||
or GEOG 1200 | Regions and Nations of the World II | |
| International Relations | ||
or POL_SC 2700 | Comparative Political Systems | |
| State Requirement | 3 | |
| Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
The additional 3 hours can be any general education approved Behavioral Science from the list. | ||
| Humanities | 12 | |
Civilization course in language studied | ||
Literature course in language studied | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Environmental Design | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Art | ||
| Renaissance through Modern Art | ||
| Introduction to World Literatures | ||
| Introduction to World Literatures, 1890 to Present | ||
| Trends in World Cinema | ||
| The Middle Ages and the Renaissance | ||
| The Early Modern World: The 17th-19th Centuries Enlightenment | ||
| The Modern Era | ||
| The News Media: Journalism and Advertising in a Democratic Society | ||
| Masterpieces of Western Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music | ||
| Think Global: Fundamentals of Globalization and Digital Technologies | ||
| Philosophy: East and West | ||
| Philosophies of War and Peace | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Introduction to Religion | ||
| Indigenous Religions | ||
| Global Religions | ||
| Religions of China and Japan | ||
| Perspectives on Sexual and Gender Diversity | ||
| Additional Humanities | ||
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 1-5 | |
One course must include a lab | ||
| Foreign Language | 18-20 | |
All in the same language | ||
| Area Support | 9 | |
To be selected with the A&S advisor. Coursework typically includes classes in Culture, Geography, Government, or History related to language studied. | ||
| Upper Level Admission Courses | 34 | |
| Required Business Core Courses | 26 | |
| Money, Banking and Financial Markets | ||
or ECONOM 3251 | Managerial Economics | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Principles of Management | ||
| Introduction to Business Processes and Technologies | ||
| Introduction to Business Law | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics II | ||
or STAT 4510 | Applied Statistical Models I | |
| Advanced Professional Development Principles | ||
| Professional Development Program - Internship | ||
| College of Business WI Course | 3 | |
| Business Area | 18-21 | |
to be selected with Business advisor, depending on emphasis area. | ||
| MANGMT 4970 | Strategic Management (minimum C- GPA requirement) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 139-148 | |
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student's actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are available.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUS_AD 1500 | 2 | MATH 1400 | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | 3 | ECONOM 1014 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| State Requirement | 3 | Foreign Language | 4 |
| Humanities | 3 | Behavioral Science | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCTCY 2036 | 3 | ACCTCY 2037 | 3 |
| BUS_AD 2500 | 2 | ACCTCY 2258 | 3 |
| MATH 1300 | 3 | STAT 2500 | 3 |
| ECONOM 1015 | 3 | Biological or Physical Science with Lab | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUS_AD 3500 | 2 | MANGMT 3000 | 3 |
| STAT 3500 | 3 | MANGMT 3540 | 3 |
| MANGMT 3300 | 3 | ECONOM 3229 or 3251 | 3 |
| Writing Intensive Business | 3 | POL_SC 1400 or 2700 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Civilization/Writing Intensive Non-Business | 3 |
| Humanity-Global Core | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FINANC 3000 | 3 | MANGMT 4020 | 3 |
| MRKTNG 3000 | 3 | Additional Management Course | 3 |
| BUS_AD 4500 | 3 | Additional Management Course | 3 |
| Foreign Literature | 3 | A&S Area Support | 3 |
| GEOG 1100 or 1200 | 3 | A&S Area Support | 3 |
| ANTHRO 2030 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | ||
| MANGMT 4010 | 3 | ||
| MANGMT 4030 | 3 | ||
| MANGMT 4970 | 3 | ||
| Additional Management Course | 3 | ||
| A&S Area Support | 3 | ||
| 15 | |||
| Total Credits: 141 | |||
Degree Audit
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For additional details on degree audits, go to http://registrar.missouri.edu/degree-audits/index.php.
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